Rachel Reenstra is an American

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, and wildlife conservationist from

Saugatuck, Michigan Saugatuck is a city in Allegan County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 865 at the 2020 census. The city is within Saugatuck Township, but is administratively autonomous. Originally a lumber town and port, Saugatuck, along w ...

Education

Reenstra earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre from

Hope College Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college in Holland, Michigan. It was originally opened in 1851 as the Pioneer School by Dutch immigrants four years after the community was first settled. The first freshman college class matricul ...

in 1991 and a Master of Arts in spiritual psychology in 2001.

Career

Reenstra has played roles in various movies and television shows, including numerous sitcoms, dozens of commercials and has performed hundreds of voice overs and is a public speaker as well as a stand-up comedian. She is the current host of the weekend

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Three time Emmy-nominated series '' The Wildlife Docs'' in its fifth season filmed at

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(Tampa) and on location at field sites around the world. Reenstra was also the hostess of the

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series and travel program '' Ms. Adventure'' which was a personality based program where she traveled the world comparing animal and human behavior. Reenstra is also known for hosting ''

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'' (

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team), which aired through 2010 for

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official website
1970 births Living people American television personalities American women television personalities American television actresses American film actresses Actresses from Michigan American women comedians Hope College alumni People from Saugatuck, Michigan 21st-century American comedians 21st-century American actresses {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub